Portable fridge, allow you to store foods or to ensure that your beverages are always cold anywhere you`re going.

It`s a perfect fridge for camping, to be placed in your car, or in a small apartment or dormitory.

Not only keeping your food or beverages cool, but some of them also come with a heater to keep your food warm.

And since all of them come in compact size, this type of refrigerator also offers low consumption of electricity.

However, not all portable mini refrigerators are created equal.

To get the right unit that fits perfectly to your need, an appropriate knowledge is required.

Choosing Your Best Portable Fridge

1. Types• Compressor portable fridge - operate in the same way as your home fridge.

They generally work better than the thermoelectric or absorption types, able to stay cold under a wide range of ambient temperatures, and much less of a drain on a car battery during normal running.

However, setting the temperature and maintaining it once the ambient temperature changes can be problematic. Food can freeze or become too warm if you don't change it.

• Absorption portable fridge - if you're keen to connect to gas, an absorption model is your only option. It doesn't have a motor and this type needs to sit level and have a heat source, which can be from a car battery, mains electricity or LP gas.

If you're camping for a prolonged period or you're in a remote location, being able to use gas as the power source can be handy.